Sack-holder.



H. L'. BORSTELMAN. SACK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.19. 1915.

1,156,744. Patented 0015.121915.

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H. L. BOR'STELMAN.

sAcK HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I9. |9I5. 1,156,744.

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To all wit-097i, mag/concern:

' Be 'it known that I, HENRY L. Bois'rEL- MAN, a subject of the Emperor of German-y,V

residing at Small, in4 the' county of Fremont 5i and State of Idaho, haveinvented 4certain new and useful VImprovements vin `Sacklowing to be a full, clear, and e-Xact description ofthe invention, such as willenable E@ others skilled in the art., to which it apper-l' tai-ns to make and use the same.

This invention relates to sack holders the primary object ofthev invention` is p to f provide ay devi-ce for holding the mouth of a sack open to facilitateV the vfilling. of the saine'.

Another object of this invention-is to provid-e a sack. holder which has an adjustable spreading. arm pivotally connected to a sack supporting-bar, and mean-s operable by the pivotal movement of the vspreading lbar for automatically releasing `the sack from.. en.4

gageinent with lthe sack supporting'bar. i, Withthe'foregoing and other. objects in View this. invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination Vand arrangement of parts as willV be hereinafter Vmore fully described, illustratedwin. the accompanying drawings and claimed.v i

f In describing the invention in detail refereiice'` will` be hadgto the accompanying drawings wherein. like charactersV designate like or corresponding parts: throughout the 1 several views, and invwhich- A i y' FigurenlV is a top, pla-nviewfof the' iinproved sack holder, Fig. 2 is aside elevation holder, showing the saine in a sack support ing position' in vsolidlines.v and .in a Asack non# supporting position in dotted lines, Fig. 8 is sack'lioldenQFig. is a sectional view on. the

line -ofFig 3,. Fig. 'lis a sectional View yon the line G-f of Fig. 3, vand-Fig. Tis cross'sectiononthe line 7.-,7 of Fig. 1.

l.'Referri'ng more .particularly to the drawings, 1, designates Ithe supporting bar of the improvedsack holder, which vis substantially rectangular in shape and is. provided with key hole slots 2 formed therein', `whiclimare provided for receivinghooks, nailsor other suitable'supporting vmeans indicated at 3 for supportingy the sack holder uponajwall or other permanent structure. The bar l has a 2,55 plate secured to theu'relar 4surface thereofv setscr'ewlll.. Y .o v. o: vA spiral springl isfcoiledlabout thefpin a fragmentary rearV view of the sack/holden'. big, t is. a cross sectional view through the.'

specification of Letter's'ratni. Patented 011613,12, 1915, Application ined February 19,1915. `senaiiro. 91,364.

substantially equi-distant of its Which: plate has forwardly extending ears f'ormed' upon each end of the lower edge Vthereof and of the' bar 1. A plate is pivotally con` nected to the plate 4 by means of rearwardly.

lower edge thereof, 'and apin S'which extendsthrough lthe' earsand 7 and pivotally connects the twoplates 4 vand 5f. -Tlieplate VG Ais attachedto'the forward `surface of a:

bar 9, whichbar is hingedly connected, as at` V.10 to the plate 1. lThe bar 9has a sack; supporting 'hook 11 formedon one facerthereof.l

p and feXtendi-n g forwardly therefrom. A sec- HENRY L. Bonsfrniivieiv. oii sii/infin,v inane.' Y

" extending forwardly beneath the lower edge v 'extending ears .7 which are formed upon .tlie

ond sack engaging hook 12' is adjustably carried the bar 9,.'beingffor'ined-upon and-- extending forwardly from'a collar lfwhich,

is slidably inounted uponthe bar 9i and held in various adjustedl positions by means ofa,l

8, and has i-ts vopposite endsconnectedfor lenfl gagenient'with. the plates 6 vand lrespeo tively,1for holding the Vplate-1 and the bar 9 in facial engagement with each other.. The j plate 1 isprovided with an openingv 16 eX- `tending. therethrough, in ,whichopening is mounteda catch 17, which` has ,anangularly f disposed-head' 18' formed upon its forward'l end. for engaging'the'outer surfaceoof the bar 9`gfor holding itin facial engagement with lthe The catch`fl7 has. alpin 19 extendingl transverselythrough its rearend,

which ,pin'isseatedin a recess20 formed in supporting the cat '3h"17'. The catchfl? is looselyinounted within the opening 16.? i.

The platel hasa spreading arinl 25- pivotlf" ally eonnected th'eretmwhich spreading 'ar'in- `is constructed-of avliat metal-'bar and has'its Y p rear'end twisted'andr'olled upon itselffas is shown atv26. The; twisted and rolled fend 2G of the bar 25 is` inserted through an' opening f 2'( formed near theupper edge'i'of'gfthe'plate ioo` l"` and substantially equi-ldistantl the,V `ends. 1

the'f saine, "fori-,p ivotally" connecting' the spreading arinito the'supportingplate 1.

The spreaderjarni 'is composed 'o-f-three'z' 105 lengths or bars or metal, 28,29and 30,;which barsare' adjustably connected toeach other,V 3

byfmeans of .slots X32 formed therein," in

"which slots. are slid'ably seated'bolts 33.Y The'l sections 3.0 and 29 v 'are adjustablyfheld in @0n-fleet@ with eich' other by." mans of; ,er

ooi therear faceof the plate 1 `for pivotallyA of lthe drawings.

will be hereinafter more fully described.

Vspiral spring 34, which is coiled Aabout thev the bar or arm 25 upwardly into the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the engaging section of the bars and has its end drawings. When the sack is being filled,

in engagement with lugs and 36, which are formed upon the bars 29 and 30 respecthe bar 9 is held in engagement with the tively, as is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and2 `'plate 1 by means of thercatch 17. lhen the arm 25 is moved upwardly by the action The bar 30 has a gnideway 37 formed in of the resilient spring convolutions 46 and its outer end, in which guideway is seated a A49, the end of the'same which is secured to sack engaging bar 38. A tongBE) projects the plate 1 will strike the end of the catch longitudinally from the end of the bar 30 17, moving it out of engagement with the and extends through the saclr engaging bar plate 9. T,Vhen the catch 17 is moved out of 38 for holding the barv againstmovement inengagement with the plate9the weight of n Y i Y v f www", 1

dependently oi the bar 30. The bar 58 is Vdie sacl;` rwilldorcethe nar 9 downwardly arcuate Vin sha'pe,randr has points 40 formed' .andsentnifdly from the plate 1 and permit ,fcnholdinghe sack open.

"A bracing bar 41 is connected to the spreading arm 25 and extends downwardly therefrom and rearwardly toward the plateV shaped section 47, which engages the under vsurface of thearm 25. rllhe,downwardly projecting arm 4S ofthe U-shapejd section 4'? of the wire 44 is coiled to form a plurality of'resilient spring action convolutions Y49. The end of the wire 44, opposite to the end which is attached to the plates 1 'and 45, extends through the platev and has a head 51 formed thereupon, the purpose of which In the operation of the improved sack holder: The plate 1 is supported by a permanent support or wall indicated at 60, by the insertion of the hooks or nails 3 into and throughthe openings 2. After the platel has been properly attached to the permanent support, one section ofthe upper edge of a sack is attached to thehooks 11 and 12, after which the spreading arm 25 is moved into a substantially horizontal position, as is illustrated in solid lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings.. l/V hen the spreader arm 25 is 'moved into a horizontalposition, it forces the U` shaped section 47 of the wire 44 downwardly the sack to slip from the hooks 11-and 12.

From-the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings the advantages of construction and of the method of operation of the improved sack holder willfbe readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains and, while in thev foregoing description, the principle of the operation of this'invention has been described together with various features of construction, it is to be understood that certain minor features of construction, combination and rarrangement of parts maybe altered to suit practical conditions provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is .claimed Y Y 1 Vlhat is. claimed is'zy 1. In ak sack holder, an attaching plate, a bar pivotally connected to the lower edge of said attaching plate,V means 'for normally holding said bar in facial engagement with 1 said 'attaching plate, a sack engaging hook formed integrally with one end of said pivoted bar, a collar ,slidably mounted upon the end of` said bar remote from said sack engaging hook, means for holding said collar in various adjusted positions, and a sack engaging hook formed upon said collar.

2. ln' a sack holder, .an `attaching plate, a bar pivotally connected to saidl plate, a sack engaging hook formed integrallywith said bar at one end of the same, a collar slidably mounted upon said bar remote fromv said hook, means for holding said collar in adjusted position, a sack engaging Yhook formed upon saidcollar, a catch pivotally against:v the spring action of the resilient connected to said attachingplate and proconvolutions 46 and 49, and it is held in a vided for engaging the upper edge of said downward or horizontal position by attach pivoted plate for holding said pivoted plate ing thehoolr 51 to the arm or length 48 of -in facial engagement Vwith said Vattaching the lwire 44. rlhe sack engaging bar 38 is plate, anda spring operativelyconnected to then positioned withinthe mouth of the saidjplate for automatically moving said sack andfa section of the upper marginal pivoted plate into facialengagement with edge of the sack is engaged by the upstandsaid attaching plate Vafter movement thereing l pointv 40, which holds the sack in an from. r t open! position for permitting ofthe filling 3. In a sack holder, a supporting plate, ofthe same. After the sack has been filled sack engaging means` carried'b'y said plate,

. the'section 51 is moved out of engagement a spreader arm -pivotallycarried by said with the projection 48, which allows the replate and' extending outwardly therefrom silient'convolutions 46 and 49 to act, forcing for engagement with a section of a sack for'holdingthe same open, means carried by said pla'te and engaging said spreader arm for automatically forcing said spreader arm out of a sack engaging position, means car,-V

- bar pivotally carried bysaid-plate, means for normally holding Vsaid; bargin facial engagement with said attachingfplate, sackengaging hooks carried Vby said bar, and means for holding sald bar in facial engage-` ment With said plate. l

5. In a sack holder, an attaching plate, a bar pivotally carried by said plate, means for normally holding said bar in facial engagement With said attaching plate, said engaging hooks carried by said bar, means for holding said bar in facial engagement With sack plate, a spreader arm pivotally con-v nected to said attaching plate and composed of a plurality of adjustably vconnected sections, a sack engaging bar carried'byvthe outer end of said spreader arm,means carriedv by said plate for automatically moving said spreader arm out. of a sack engaging position, and means for holding'said" spreader arm in a sack engaging position.H

6. In a sack holder, an attaching plate, a

bar pivotally connected to said plate, means for normally holdingsaid bar in facial en' gagement with saidv attaching plate, a sack bar upon one end of the same a; collar slid:-

.ably carried by said bar remote fromy saidl sack engaging hook, means for holding 'said collar in adjusted positions upon said. bar,

say

-engaging hook formed integrally With, said a: sack engaging hook formed uponfsaid,A

pivot-,ally connected torrsaid attaching plate and composed of la plurality of adjustably connected sections, a sack engaging barfc'arried by the outer end of said spreaderarrn,.lil"A and meansv carried by said plate vfor automatically moving said spreader arm out ofV a sackengaging'position, andmeansy for holding said spreader Varm in a sack engaging position.v l f l In testimony whereof I aHX my signature in presence of two Witnesses. Y HENRY BORSTELMAN.

Witnesses: i' y i CHARLES LEoNARDs'oN, I. M. LEoNARDsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained` for five cents each, by vaddressing the Commissioner 'of Illattfsnizs,y

Washington, D. C. p v 1 collar, means for holding said bar in facial engagement With said plate, a spreader arm 

